New York Renovator

My Chili Recipe FINALLY!

Posted on26. Jun, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

With hat in hand, I offer my sincerest apologies to those of you who have asked for my Chili recipe and I have neglected to send it to you. I FINALLY posted the recipe on my cooking blog, Wow Chow Cooking. (My daughter made up that name for the cooking blog, isn’t it catchy?!). Sorry [...]

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Great Sale on Rice Cooker

Posted on04. Jun, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I am an American. Worse, I am a Northeasterner American. Which means that I CANNOT COOK TASTY RICE. The rice I cook tastes DISGUSTING. I admit it! I have finally faced reality! That, or the family may finally mutiny unless I do. My rice was always too soft, mushy, and bland. I tried Basmati rice [...]

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Chicken Riggies Recipe

Posted on28. Feb, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I concocted this Chicken Riggies Recipe after eating it at the Hotel Utica in Utica, NY. Chicken Riggies is a local creation– a very yummy creation– in Utica, NY. “Riggies” is the local slang for rigatoni pasta. Here in Central New York, there are a lot of Italians and, therefore, we have a lot of [...]

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A Terrific Casserole Recipe Book

Posted on31. Dec, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

Happy New Year!
How’s it working, with you using up all those leftovers from the holiday meals?
Yeah, me neither.
Well, I have some good news for you. I was scouting out deals at local stores (I tend to do my yearly gift-giving shopping after the holdays, when sales are to be had), and found this:

This is THE [...]

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What I Learned on Thanksgiving Day

Posted on28. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I hope you who celebrated Thanksgiving Day yesterday had a wonderful day! My holiday was so relaxing, it was GREAT. The day held quite a few learning experiences for me. Most notable was the one with the baking of the Green Bean casserole (the famous one, on the back of the French’s Fried Onions can). [...]

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